• Update client workstations in a closed environment (no Internet access)
• Update client workstations that have no Internet access but still receive updates from a computer in the network

I. Copy update files to removable media

1. On the machine with ESET Remote Administrator installed (or the client workstation configured to serve as an update mirror), insert the removable media that you will be using to transfer the update files.
    
2. Navigate to the mirror server folder for the ESET Remote Administrator Server (ERAS) located in the following directory:
   
   Server 2003: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ESET\ESET Remote Administrator\Server
   Server 2008 R2, 2011: C:\ProgramData\ESET\ESET Remote Administrator\Server
   Windows XP and earlier: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ESET\ESET Endpoint Antivirus\Server
   Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1: C:\ProgramData\ESET\ESET Endpoint Antivirus\Server
    
3. Select the mirror folder, right-click and then select Copy from the context menu.
   

   

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4. Navigate to your removable media, select your desired save location, right-click and then select Paste from the context menu. A copy of your mirror folder will automatically be transferred to your removable media.
    
5. When the file transfer is complete, safely remove your removable media and continue to the next section.
    

II. Import update files on the endpoint

1. On the client workstation that requires updates, insert the removable media that you used in the previous section. 
    
2. Open ESET Endpoint Antivirus or ESET Endpoint and press the F5 key to access the Advanced Setup window.
    
3. Expand Update and click General.
   

   

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4. Click Edit and enter the file path for the folder in which the update files are stored on your removable media (see the example) into the Update servers field.
    
5. Click Add → OK.
   

   

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6. You will now see the file path that you entered selected from the Update server drop-down menu. Click OK to save your changes.
   

   

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7. Click Update → Update virus signature database. Your ESET product will automatically update using the update files that you point to.
   

   

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